St. Anne ADVENT Reconciliation Service
In addition to the regular Saturday Confessions (@ 3:30-4:30 p.m.), confessions will be heard on all Fridays of Advent (Dec. 8, 15, 22) @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am or right after the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament following the 8:00 a.m. daily mass.
Outreach Luncheon
Next Saturday, December 9, is already our “outreach luncheon”. St. Anne will be reaching out to our unhoused sisters and brothers by providing warm meals and supplies. Please consider donating your time, talent or treasure to this effort. Kindly give monetary or gift card donations to the parish office and please reference the “outreach luncheon” in the check memo. If you are interested in helping with this effort, please contact the office at 510-471-7766 or email office@saintannecatholic.org .
SIMBANG GABI Kick Off Mass, Dec. 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am at Church of the Good Shepherd, Pittsburg
Join St. Anne’s traditional Simbang Gabi (Dawn) Masses on December 16-24, 2023 @ 5:30 am. Help support our Simbang Gabi. Forms for Prayer Petitions, Mass and Door Prizes sponsorships are available at the church main entrance. Please see our volunteers after Mass or the Parish office on weekdays.
ADVENT GIVING TREE
Please take an angel from the Advent Giving Trees at the church entrances and sponsor a needy person/family. Attach the angel on the gift card (Walmart, Smart and Final, Food Maxx and gas gift cards) and submit it to the Parish Office by December 14, 2023. Experience the joy of giving this Christmas Season.
Forms are available at the church main entrance. Please see our volunteers after Mass or the Parish office on weekdays.
CHRISTMAS BASKETS
St Vincent de Paul is collecting non-perishable foods, grocery gift cards (Walmart, Target, Smart and Final, Food Maxx & etc.) and gas gift cards for our Christmas Baskets for the homeless and low-income families in our community. Christmas Baskets will be distributed on December 16, 2023. Please drop off food donations at the food barrel located at the church main entrance or at the Parish Office or you may donate a food basket for a family. If you know a needy family who needs a basket, please call St. Vincent de Paul at 510 468-6980 and leave their names and phone number. Thank you!!!
In anticipation of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12, 2023, we invite our parishioners to join us in praying the Novena led by our Spanish Group on Dec. 2 - Dec 10 at 6:00 pm in Church. Join us on Dec 10 at 2:00 pm as we celebrate the Feast with the Holy Mass. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall after Mass.
A special second Collection for Religious Retirement will be taken up next weekend, Dec. 9-10, 2023.
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